In the entire tribe, there wasn't a single living soul left.
All the demons had been killed by Xu Chuan alone, leaving none behind.
The place was terrifyingly silent.
However, Xu Chuan paid it no mind.
What he cared about most now was where Liu Liang had hidden the Creation Lotus Seed.
After a moment of thought.
Xu Chuan walked directly to Liu Liang's residence.
Upon entering.
The first thing he saw was a row of shelves, upon which sat several small chests.
He opened one of them.
Inside were about a thousand low-grade Yuan Stones, which he presumed were for the daily cultivation of these demons.
Cultivating demonic arts not only required devouring human martial artists but also Yuan Stones.
However, it seemed these demons didn't live a particularly easy life, with only a little over a thousand Yuan Stones for dozens of them.
Another chest contained various elixirs, not of high value, likely snatched from disciples undergoing trials.
The last small chest held two secret manuals.
One was named the "Blood Refinement Great Law." Judging by its name, it was a demonic art.
The other was called the "Adamantine Palm." It was likely the palm technique Liu Liang had used earlier. When cultivated to perfection, one's palms would become like gold and stone, indestructible.
While it sounded powerful, its grade was merely Yellow-tier Middle-grade, not considered anything special.
Xu Chuan curled his lips and tossed these items into his storage ring.
However, he directly destroyed the demonic art manual.
This sort of thing was trash, only these demons would bother cultivating it.
But even trash shouldn't be allowed to circulate, lest it cause unforeseen chaos. It was better to destroy it directly.
After a more thorough search.
Finding nothing else of value, he turned to leave.
But at the moment he turned, a bulge on the bed caught his attention.
Lifting the bedding, a book bound in cowhide paper appeared before his eyes.
Xu Chuan picked it up and read it carefully.
He had a feeling that this book held the clue to the Creation Lotus Seed he was looking for.
He turned to the first page.
"In the 315th year of the Profound Heaven Calendar, I finally gained the Demon Ancestor's recognition and awakened the demon bloodline within me, becoming a minor chieftain of the demon race on the Profound Heaven Continent. I also received a bestowed art from the Demon Ancestor. Lord Demon Ancestor promised me that when our race descends upon Profound Heaven again, I will surely become a powerful figure. I firmly believe I am about to reach the pinnacle of life.
In the 320th year of the Profound Heaven Calendar, after five years of development, I found over a dozen talented individuals with demon bloodlines who are loyal to our race, to contribute to our race's descent!
In the 330th year of the Profound Heaven Calendar, I devised a plan. I led my subordinates to disguise themselves as humans, engaging in widespread plunder and slaughter. Eventually, I was imprisoned in the trial tower by people from the Taiyi Holy Land. Inside, I continuously won over the demons there, forming a considerable demon tribe, hoping that one day I could lead them out of the trial tower and return to the Profound Heaven Continent!
...
In the 332nd year of the Profound Heaven Calendar, today I killed a Taiyi disciple who entered for the trial. From him, I obtained a seven-colored lotus seed. It has an immense attraction for me. I believe this must be a good thing, so I have claimed it for myself. With it, my cultivation will surely break through!
At the same time, an idea sprouted in my mind: my bloodline is that of a rare spatial demon. As long as I can break through to the Divine Ability realm, I can awaken my clan's innate divine abilities. Then, I can lead the entire demon tribe out of this trial tower!
Therefore, I began collecting cultivation resources to aid my own cultivation, while simultaneously refining this mysterious lotus seed.
But ultimately, I underestimated my status as a human-demon hybrid. Within this trial tower, I suffered a more severe suppression from heaven and earth.
My cultivation stalled, and the lotus seed remained unrefined for a long time.
Thus, out of impatience, I decided to forcibly devour and refine the lotus seed. Unexpectedly, not only did I fail to refine it, but I was also backlashed by the seed, forcing me to remain in the tribe to recuperate."
In the time it took an incense stick to burn, Xu Chuan had finished reading the book.
Unexpectedly, this turned out to be Liu Liang's diary. It was quite amusing, a middle-aged demon actually writing a diary.
However, from this diary, Xu Chuan learned the origin of his Creation Lotus Seed.
He also had a rough idea of where it was hidden.
"According to this diary, there is a secret chamber in this room. It seems I need to search thoroughly."
Xu Chuan murmured.
This room was not large, so finding a secret chamber should be relatively easy.
As long as he could find the secret chamber, he would soar.
"Let's start searching!"
Xu Chuan took a deep breath and began to search the room meticulously.
...
Meanwhile.
Xu Chen, accompanied by a few others, was encircling and killing a demon beast at the eighth level of Qi Gathering on the tenth floor. Some newly recruited cannon fodder made it easier for him to hunt the beast.
Just as he was about to deliver the finishing blow to the beast.
He suddenly felt a surge of inexplicable annoyance in his heart, as if something extremely important was about to be lost.
This caused him to momentarily lose focus, and his actions halted.
The beast, seizing this opportunity, struck Xu Chen with a palm, causing him to be injured and cough up blood.
Back to Xu Chuan's side.
After a period of searching, he finally found the switch for the secret chamber by the head of the bed.
The moment the door opened.
A rich wave of heaven and earth origin energy washed over him, invigorating Xu Chuan.
"This feeling, it's here!"
Without hesitation, Xu Chuan entered the secret chamber.
The secret chamber was empty.
Apart from a seven-colored lotus seed floating in the air, there was only a meditation cushion for cultivation.
The dense heaven and earth origin energy emanated from the lotus seed.
Upon seeing this, Xu Chuan smiled.
That's right.
This was the item he had come for, the divine object – the Creation Lotus Seed!
"After many twists and turns, I have finally found you!"
Xu Chuan breathed a sigh of relief, his heart filled with excitement.
The Creation Lotus Seed was an extremely rare divine object.
In the history of the Profound Heaven Continent, anyone who had fused with a Creation Lotus Seed had become a martial arts powerhouse who commanded respect.
If this thing were to appear in the outside world, it would be something people would fight tooth and nail for.
Even the Holy Lord of a Holy Land might be interested in such an item.
"Today, I will rely on this item to defy fate!"
Xu Chuan roared inwardly.
Although he possessed unparalleled talent, compared to true prodigies, it was insignificant.
To become an unparalleled expert, his primary goal was to further improve his cultivation aptitude and destiny.
And today.
The Creation Lotus Seed offered him that opportunity.
As long as he could fuse with it, first place in this assessment would undoubtedly be his.
After becoming an inner disciple, he could then consider the position of a true disciple.
This transformation was nothing short of earth-shattering.
Without any hesitation, following the method provided by the system, he directly swallowed the seven-colored lotus seed in one gulp.
As soon as the lotus seed entered his mouth, it transformed into a warm current that surged through Xu Chuan's limbs and bones.